Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

Twenty-first day.

This is the fifth day of Kant's visit to the Broken Isles and his warning.

The war still hasn't started.

In fact, when the third day passed, everyone waited anxiously for a whole night, all on their guard, as if they were facing a great enemy. As a result, on the fourth morning, the sun rose as usual, and no fart happened.

The evacuation fleets of the three countries are still clamoring in the seas.

Kant's strike fleet still did not appear.

There is no ban.

There was no declaration of war.

The only new trick that appeared was a mixed fleet, the Far Harbor fleet that evacuated all the Aurora and Goethes and erected a new flag, calling itself the Army without Borders, all wearing white helmets.

They came to the Broken Isles, preaching the kindness of His Highness Kant, and expressing their intentions - based on the fact that the Broken Isles are about to be turned into powder under His Highness Kant's wrath, the vast number of poor people on the island are innocent, His Highness Kant sympathizes with your lives, in the war Before we start, we are willing to help all the inhabitants of the Broken Isles to evacuate, of course, this is not for nothing, they only need to sign a generous labor contract.

The kind that is packaged with food and food in the far port.

Skilled artisans, spellcasters, and scholars are paid better.

Respondents gathered.

The island owners were so angry that they could see that Kant was not so much going to fight, but rather taking the opportunity to exploit and plunder the Broken Isles. The Broken Isles is an archipelago after all, there is no city wall, and there is no way to stop it.

And they did not dare to order war.

This is the tragedy of the weak, because the choice is not in the hands of the coward whether there is a war or not.

All they can do is keep preparing for war and boost morale.

Then try to work hard outside the poem - request the intervention of other countries' forces, and request the mediation of neutral forces.

This is the fate of a weak country, the sadness of a weak country, and Goethe, who was caught in the war not long ago, can only do this, counting on the empire to be fair, counting on the help of friends and neighbors, but the result is cold and cruel, even ironically, It's eerily similar to what's happening today.

The strong will not care about international public opinion at all, just as the empire did not dare to take the risk of a full-scale war with the elves to support Goethe, but instead made a secret agreement with the Dusk Dynasty to carve up Goethe, the three current powers that the Broken Isles are counting on. , and did not want to take the risk of being planted with mushrooms in a head-to-head contest with Kant, but instead made an evil deal with the Aurora.

Just kidding, there is no morality between countries.

"These few days...the seagulls are a bit rare, do they feel it too?"

It is noon now, the sea and sky of the Broken Islands are open and the sun is shining, but the prosperity of thousands of sails in the past has disappeared, and an unprecedented depression has swept this commercial hub.

It is still the dock of Arkins Island. The two Auroras stand on the deck of the Knight Astolfo, looking at the sea horizon in the distance. The large and small islands are far and near, and the array of the mage tower is shining into the sky. From the sky, to the sky, this is the heart of the enemy.

"The war is coming..."

Han Guangcheng patted the mage next to him on the shoulder. It took two or three days for them to get acquainted with each other. During the evacuation of the Aurora descendants, Meizhu was very active. His identity as a descendant of immigrants from the Broken Islands meant that he He knows the situation of his compatriots on the island like the back of his hand.

Hearing this, the Aurora caster nodded slowly, but a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

"Yeah." He said calmly, "The number of evacuees has been greatly reduced in the past two days. I believe that the island owners used the army and methods to put them under house arrest and intimidation..."

Han Guangcheng said: "So, the pace of war is getting closer."

He turned his head to look at his new friend, pursed his lips and smiled: "Guess what means will His Royal Highness Kant open the curtain of the war?"

Messina pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "You speak first."

Han Zezheng's son touched his chin. He inherited his father's wisdom, and he also has a businessman's flexible thinking in his father's words and deeds. After thinking for a moment, he replied: "The island owners of the Broken Isles have threatened people who want to leave. Even under house arrest, I guess His Royal Highness Kant will send a strong force to negotiate and ask the other party to release people. If they don’t agree, they will create friction and conflict, and even escalate into war…”

Having said that, he asked, "Brother Mei, what do you think?"

Messi Zhu has the logical thinking and pragmatism of the caster, he said: "You are talking about the rigidity and rules of the politicians, and you want to use this method to obtain a reasonable excuse for war, but the reason for war, Kant His Highness has already obtained it, and the declaration of war was made five days ago. Even from a moral point of view, His Highness already has all the legitimacy to start a war..."

He snapped his fingers: "That's right, that's it, judging from His Highness Kant's performance in the Song Moon War and even the Battle of Far Harbor, his offensive is like fire and thunder. Sweeping down the enemy, this time will be the same."

"I think, His Royal Highness Kant has already made arrangements. When the war begins, he will use the alchemy aircraft and this battleship, or even powerful means that we do not know, to violently hit the mage towers and island defense fortresses in the Broken Isles, causing heavy damage. The defenses of the Broken Isles, and then, is the time for the Marines to play."

Han Guangcheng was a little stunned when he heard it, but after thinking about it, he felt that it made sense, especially the indiscriminate bombardment of the coastal defense system by this battleship was very much to his taste.

He squeezed his eyes: "I heard that His Royal Highness Kant will take this opportunity to train troops. It seems that the guys in charge of the landing battle are going to pick up a big bargain - with the support of the navy."

"wrong."

Messi Zhu shook his head and said, "Marine warfare is not a matter of picking cheap and routine. After the sea and air alchemy weapons launch long-range strikes, the marines should land immediately, and they must advance rapidly under the cover of alchemy weapons and long-range magic strikes, cut off The transportation hubs, dispatching barracks and magic guide network of each island have thrown the enemy's remaining coastal defense system into command chaos, indirectly supporting the navy..."

He emphasized: "It must be fast and accurate. The situation in the Broken Islands is extremely complicated. The islands are stable in operation and have strong defenses. The best strategy is beheading..."

Master Aurora then sighed: "But it's not easy. The Broken Islands is one of the most difficult areas to conquer in the world. The island defenders, the huge island defense system, and the defense fleet..."

Han Guangcheng nodded and said: "Well, maybe I have to think of a way to knock down the coastal defense fortresses, mage towers and even the defense fleet of the Broken Islands from afar, at least hit hard..."

Messi Zhu said helplessly: "How can it be so easy? The range and power of the coastal defense magic guide are always better than those of the ship. When the long-range strike of our warship can hit the enemy, the enemy's coastal defense fortress will also It will definitely touch us, unless His Royal Highness Kant has an alchemy weapon whose range is far better than theirs…”

Han Guangcheng thoughtfully: "Or..."

The mage asked curiously, "What?"

The eldest son of the Han family thought for a moment: "It's like this, when His Royal Highness Kant was cleaning up the far port, he used dragon mercenaries, and the extremely fast, high-flying, and powerful dragon delivered His Highness's magic tool. Go to the designated position, launch an attack, fall from the sky, and the effect is very good."

"So I think that the island defense system of the Broken Isles is as you said, even the dragons are reluctant to attack, but the dragons carry the alchemy weapons with huge lethality but relatively short range made by His Royal Highness, from our big ship. Set off, fly to the vicinity of the Broken Isles, drop it from the sky, then the dragon returns to our ship, repairs and heals, and then takes off again with a new alchemy weapon..."

When he said this, he scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "I don't know if it's right, but when I went fishing with my friends, I found that when the fish and birds swooped down to hunt for food, they were extremely fast, flexible and cunning fish. I didn't even have time to dodge - I was thinking, if this fish and bird grows many times larger and is the size of a ship, and dives to attack the ship from a high altitude, who can resist..."

Messi Zhu stared at his new friend. The rigorous spirit of the caster and the friendliness of the new friend made him think about this plan, and even constructed a geometric model.

He couldn't help summoning the wind of the void, simulating the speed of the dive and the inertia of the projectile.

It is not difficult to imagine that the hunting method of grabbing the prey and throwing it to death is a tried-and-true trick of giant eagle creatures, but these flat-haired beasts have not yet learned the ability to grasp the stone and swoosh and throw bombs to kill the prey. , otherwise they will probably dominate the entire biological chain.

"I... At least based on my experience and what I have learned, Brother Han, I can't find a place where the logic doesn't make sense. I heard that the horned eagle army of the elves also has similar tactics, but they are carried by horned eagle knights who carry alchemy bombs and Anti-killing agents play an auxiliary role in harassment tactics, after all, the eagle's capacity is limited..."

Messi Zhu frowned and said: "But your proposal, using a dive throwing method seems to really increase the accuracy and throwing speed. After all, when there is an interception, speed is everything, so..."

He looked at his friend: "Perhaps you should write a report and submit it to His Royal Highness Kant."

Han Guangcheng was taken aback: "Me?"

He waved his hands again and again: "No, no, I don't have any ink at all. How can I make an article? My father beats me every day. If I wrote it, His Royal Highness Kant would laugh."

Messina said sternly: "Why does His Royal Highness Kant care about literary style? This is a war. It's good to make things clear. If this is a very credible proposal, you have to make a contribution."

In the past two days, he has already figured out the old friend of this new friend, and then instigated: "Don't you want to prove to your father that your choice is correct?"

Han Guangcheng was still hesitating: "This..."

Seeing this, Messi Zhu stretched out his hand and put his arm around the other's shoulder: "So, let's be together, okay?"

Han Guangcheng was stunned for a moment: "Let's write this report together?"

"No, I write mine, you write yours."

"…what are you writing?"

"Of course I'm selling my ideas of war." Messi Zhu showed his sharp teeth, "This is what I've always thought—casters, fight like heavy cavalry!"

"…laugh."

"Did you laugh? Did you laugh!"

"You..." Han Guangcheng held back his laughter and slapped his friend's chest. The difference in physique between the two was about forty kilograms. As a marine man who sneaks out to sea every day, Mr. Han has high hopes from his father. Sufficient and diligent in exercise, he is of course a strong man, and as a spellcaster, Meizhu is obviously much thinner. "You put on heavy armor, do you still have the strength to cast spells?"

This question, Messi Zhu did not know how many times to explain, he said helplessly: "It's just an example..."

Seeing his friend's disbelief, he had an idea: "Look, my proposal report is so ridiculous, and you dare to sell it to His Highness. I have the bottom line, what are you afraid of?"

Han Guangcheng thought thoughtfully: "That's what I said..."

Messina nodded, then stretched out his hand: "Then it's settled, when we return to the far port, we will go to Kang..."

Before he could finish his words, a scream suddenly sounded in the distance.

Messina immediately closed his mouth.

The two of them were shocked and turned around abruptly. Now they are in the enemy camp. In extraordinary times, any troubles will mean the outbreak of war. In fact, everyone's nerves are very tight.

They saw that a boat that was trying to cross the two roads had capsized in the distance, and the two fell into the water, screaming miserably. Generally, they disappear under the sea.

Han Guangcheng lost his voice: "What's going on?"

"There are no shark fins, it seems to be a marine predator like piranha... But how could it appear in the Broken Isles?" Messi Zhu immediately made a judgment, showing an uneasy look.

Han Guangcheng thought for a while, then took out a walkie-talkie: "I'll let the speedboat take a look..."

"Do not!"

Messi Zhu categorically stopped: "The threat comes from underwater and is unknown. According to the caster's code, careful non-contact exploration should be carried out, so that the scattered friendly ships immediately stop their tasks, move closer to the Astolfo, and then send out Signal, get in touch with the nearby elf warships and the council warships - I need a warship with a large magic platform to launch a large-scale deep dive life detection spell..."

Han Guangcheng was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded: "Oh!"

He was still inexperienced after all - not that of a sailor or captain.

The eldest son of Han immediately said on the walkie-talkie: "Attention all ships, this is the Knight Astolfo, I am Han Guangcheng, I order all ships to return immediately! Return immediately!"

He fiddled with the walkie-talkie, and said, "Call the Heroic Ironwood. There was a casualty accident on the ship at six o'clock. I requested a large-scale deep-dive life detection spell to detect underwater conditions..."

In an instant, an anxious response came from the walkie-talkie.

"Watch out! They're heading for you!"

Han Guangcheng hadn't reacted yet. The next moment, his wristband sounded a sharp beep, and Lord Horus's voice sounded from it: "Everyone pay attention! Highest vigilance!"

The battleship under his feet roared, as if he had woken up from sleep. The turrets of the whole ship turned and roared and opened fire, bombarding the nearby sea area. In an instant, the explosion sounded, the waves were surging, and the smashed flesh and blood were blown out of the blue water. At the same time, Messina let out a subconscious exclamation!

He launched a single-level life detection spell.

—In the field of vision, the densely packed red light spots that symbolize life spread and circulate under the blue sea, traveling fast, and the number is huge!

Horus said sharply: "All personnel belonging to this ship, go ashore immediately!"

Immediately afterwards, the underwater part of the A Fu sounded a series of soft sounds, and then continued to slide, as if countless swimming creatures were attached to it, as if countless sharp claws were scratching and strengthened by paradox elements. The hull of the ship seems to have countless sharp teeth biting!

The next moment, the sea splashed with water, and a creature about the length of the forearm rushed out of the water and rushed to the deck. The sun shone on the pink body, without eyes, with its spiral-toothed mouthparts open, and its smooth tail twitched. Dancing his sharp and slender claws, he rushed towards Han Guangcheng!

Immediately after that, a large number of monsters kept jumping out of the water, climbing along the hull, and attacking the deck of the Astolfo.

Looking down from the sky, the waters around Akins Island are rolling. Under the blue water, there are endlessly flowing terrifying shadows, and further down the deep sea, there are faintly more terrifying huge figures swinging slowly!

"Father! We're in trouble!"

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PS1: Update...it's a little better today...sleep to sleep.